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Hebrews 11:3

By faith, we understand the world to be fashioned by the Word of God, so that the visible might be made by the invisible.

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

In Context

2For this reason, the ancients were given testimony.

4By faith, Abel offered to God a much better sacrifice than that of Cain, through which he obtained testimony that he was just, in that God offered testimony to his gifts. And through that sacrifice, he still speaks to us, though he is dead.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.

Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things. He leads forth their army by number, and he calls them all by name. Because of the fullness of his strength and robustness and virtue, not one of them was left behind.

Jeremiah 10:16Jacob’s portion is not like their portion. For his portion is from the One who formed all things. And Israel is the staff of his inheritance. The Lord of hosts is his name.

Acts 14:15In previous generations, he permitted all nations to walk in their own ways.

Romans 1:19For what is known about God is manifest in them. For God has manifested it to them.

Hebrews 1:2lastly, in these days, he has spoken to us through the Son, whom he appointed as the heir of all things, and through whom he made the world.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 11:2-4

The Nature of Faith. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Here we have, I. A definition or description of the grace of faith in two parts. 1. It is the substance of things hoped for. Faith and hope go together; and the same things that are the object of our hope… Read the whole commentary →

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